‘Water policies must include HIV-affected’
Safe water, sanitation, improved drainage, and solid waste management helps infected people stay healthier longer
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KATHMANDU, OCT 27 - The government policies that intend to improve drinking water and sanitation facilities must take the needs of people living with HIV/AIDS in account. This was the demand put forward in an interaction programme on Monday that aimed to discuss the links between HIV/AIDS and its linkages with water, sanitation and hygiene.
Roshan Raj Joshi, chief technical advisor of South Asia for UN-HABITAT, said, “Safe water, sanitation, improved drainage, and solid waste management helps infected people stay healthier longer and allows them to continue to work and sustain their families.”
In the same programme, Lynette Injette Ochola, a Kenyan expert on HIV/AIDS and water and sanitation, said that the immune system of people living with HIV/AIDS is more susceptible to water and sanitation-related diseases which decreases their life expectancy rates.
According to a recent survey by the Red Cross Soceity, 14,320 Nepalis are infected with HIV, and among them, 2,493 have AIDS.
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